What was Dr. Seuss first book?

Guest Author - Taisha Turner

Dr. Seuss is the pen name of Theodor Seuss Geisel(March 2,1904 - September 24, 1991). Using the pen name Dr. Suess, Mr. Geisel is the writer and illustrator of the following children's picture books with zany rhymes and characters. Also, he uses the pen names Theo. Lesieg and Rosetta Stone.

The first Dr. Seuss book is And to think I saw it on Mulberry Street. It was published in 1937. The second book is The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins published in 1938. In the second book, Dr. Seuss introduces the characters King Derwin and Bartholomew Cubbins. He reprises them in Bartholomew and the Oobleck(1949).

The whimsical characters in Dr. Seuss books delight infants, toddlers and young children. Infants and toddlers love the rhythm of the rhyming verse. Young children enjoy reading the stories on their own. The simple words are perfect for the beginning reader. Use the list of Dr. Seuss books as a guide to the world of Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss classic books are great birthday and Christmas gifts for young children.

And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, 1937Bartholomew & the Oobleck, 1949The Butter Battle Book, 1984Cat in the Hat, 1957Cat in the Hat Comes Back, 1958Cat's Quizzer, TheDaisy-Head MayzieDid I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? 1973Dr. Seuss ABC, 1963Dr. Seuss Sleep Book, 1962The Five Hundred Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins, 1938The Foot Book, 1968Fox in Socks, 1965Great Day for Up! 1974Green Eggs and Ham, 1960Happy Birthday to You, 1959Hop on Pop, 1963Horton Hatches the Egg, 1940Horton Hears a Who, 1954How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 1957 Hunches in Bunches, 1982I Am Not Going to Get up Today!, 1987I Can Draw It Myself: By Me, Myself with a Little Help from My Friend Dr. Seuss, 1970I Can Lick Thirty Tigers Today & Other Stories, 1969I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!, 1978I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew, 1992If I Ran the Circus, 1956If I Ran the Zoo, 1950King's Stilts, 1939Lorax, 1971McElligot's Pool, 1947 Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now, 1972Mister Brown Can Moo, Can You, 1970My Book About Me, 1969Oh, Say Can You Say?, 1979Oh, the Places You'll Go!, 1990Oh! The Thinks You Can Think!, 1975 On Beyond Zebra, 1955 One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, 1960Scrambled Eggs Super!, 1953 The Seven Lady Godivas, 1987Shape Of Me And Other Stuff, 1973Sneetches And Other Stories, 1969 There's a Wocket in My Pocket! 1974Thidwick, the Big-Hearted Moose, 1948 Wet Pet, Dry Pet, Your Pet, My PetYertle the Turtle & Other Stories, 1958You're Only Old Once

Are the children books on a high shelf in your house? Place a selection in a basket or bin on the floor. Boardbooks are great for toddlers. Picture books are for older children. This way children can explore books on their own and at their own pace. Change the selection each month.

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Children like learning about their world. Why things are the way they are? Ask the child, where is their backpack? Why is it there? Is that the best place to place it? Why? If it isnít, discuss a better place. Place the backpack in the mutually decided place. Do this with the childís other items. Soon the child will become better organized.

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